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[email protected] September 16th 06 03:29 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
situation with no motor] 1 pt


Joe September 16th 06 03:44 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

wrote:
How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
situation with no motor] 1 pt


poor man's tug boat.

joe


Capt. JG September 16th 06 05:51 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
This situation should be avoided, because you can scrape up the side of the
boat, but you can walk the boat to the end of the dock with the sails down,
then raise the jib and push the boat away. The jib will get the boat moving.
As soon as you're moving, head up to a high close reach, then raise the
main.

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How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
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Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 06:29 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

wrote
| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
| setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
| situation with no motor] 1 pt


That's easy for a small boat like a Sunfish. Just give it a nice strong push. But for a bigger one I guess
you'd have to do something like this. Row out a small anchor. Set it well out from the dock near the middle of
the boat. Tie the anchor line to the mid-cleat. Set your sails so they're in the *heave-to* position. Stand near
the middle of the boat and pull it out sideways. Pull the anchor up. Let go the weather jib sheet and off you go...

Cheers,
Ellen


Scotty September 16th 06 06:40 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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wrote
| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
| setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
| situation with no motor] 1 pt


That's easy for a small boat like a Sunfish. Just

give it a nice strong push. But for a bigger one I guess
you'd have to do something like this. Row out a small

anchor. Set it well out from the dock near the middle of
the boat. Tie the anchor line to the mid-cleat. Set your

sails so they're in the *heave-to* position. Stand near
the middle of the boat and pull it out sideways. Pull the

anchor up. Let go the weather jib sheet and off you go...


the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
wind by hand???

SBV





Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 06:44 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen



Scotty September 16th 06 06:55 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
message
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t...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO

the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big

boats. I'd say anything up to 25
feet would work that way.



Well you said ''bigger boat''.

A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.



Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
it sideways with a sail up!

SBV




Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 06:59 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Scotty" wrote
| Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
| into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
| it sideways with a sail up!


No, but I'm not a strong man. And you could always get help from the crew.
Or wait for a lull.
But it might not be as hard as you think. In the heave to position about half the
mainsail is covered up by the jib. The total sail area probably isn't as big as you think.
Plus the boat will lean over a little too spilling wind.

Cheers,
Ellen


Capt. JG September 16th 06 07:29 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
You need to get past the anchor thing. It's not going to help you much.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

wrote
| How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
| setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
| situation with no motor] 1 pt


That's easy for a small boat like a Sunfish. Just give it a nice
strong push. But for a bigger one I guess
you'd have to do something like this. Row out a small anchor. Set it
well out from the dock near the middle of
the boat. Tie the anchor line to the mid-cleat. Set your sails so they're
in the *heave-to* position. Stand near
the middle of the boat and pull it out sideways. Pull the anchor up. Let
go the weather jib sheet and off you go...

Cheers,
Ellen




Capt. JG September 16th 06 07:29 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen





silverback September 16th 06 10:14 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Row out your anchor to windward. Set your sails. Pull your vessel to the
anchor. Tie off and set the sheets. Hoist anchor as you sail by. I've done
this so often it's second nature. It's called casting off from a lee dock.
No big deal.

CM

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How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
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silverback September 16th 06 10:20 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Scotty" wrote in message

the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
wind by hand???



YES! My boat is six tons and I've done it many times! Raise main & genny.
Hand over hand the vessel to the point where the anchor is holding but ready
to be weighed.... now take in sheets..... then weigh anchor as you sail by
the hook point.

Scotty... it works everytime. I sailed for a season without aux. I know what
a sailboat can do without an engine. It's truly amazing. The key is to
preplan your manuevers. Think out the situation and most of all...
understand your boat.

CM



Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 10:26 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Capt. JG" wrote
| You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.


That's about the silliest thing you've said so far...
If it's true how come they don't *plan ahead* instead of having big
strong crewmen grind winches on racing yachts?


Cheers,
Ellen



Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 10:28 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"silverback" wrote

| Row out your anchor to windward. Set your sails. Pull your vessel to the
| anchor. Tie off and set the sheets. Hoist anchor as you sail by. I've done
| this so often it's second nature. It's called casting off from a lee dock.
| No big deal.


I agree with you but Capt. JG says I should forget about using an anchor
to sail off a dock. For a captain maybe he's inexperienced???

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 10:32 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"silverback" wrote
| YES! My boat is six tons and I've done it many times! Raise main & genny.
| Hand over hand the vessel to the point where the anchor is holding but ready
| to be weighed.... now take in sheets..... then weigh anchor as you sail by
| the hook point.
|
| Scotty... it works everytime. I sailed for a season without aux. I know what
| a sailboat can do without an engine. It's truly amazing. The key is to
| preplan your manuevers. Think out the situation and most of all...
| understand your boat.


Right on CM. I like your style...

Cheers,
Ellen

Jeff September 16th 06 10:43 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
wrote:
How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
situation with no motor] 1 pt


I'm surprised these questions even raise an issue. Where I learned to
sail and race, the primary docks were long face docks. Most were
oriented east-west, and a dead south wind is pretty uncommon in
Boston, but we certainly have a lot of SW and SE. Actually, IIRC, the
Community Sailing docks were square to a NW, but those boats were
mainly 15 foot centerboards. Across the river, the larger boats were
usually Rhodes 18 and 19, but we also had the occasional Soling,
Tempest, and a few other small keel boats and a zillion smaller
dinghies. None of these had an engine, and we always sailed off the
dock. All that is required is to back the jib and/or main while
holding the stern to the dock, and the boat will come all the way
around. Generally, if there was a problem, someone on the dock could
hold to boom to back the main.

If the wind is truly square to the dock, then you can almost just pull
in the sail and sail away. However, the boat needs to slip sideways a
bit in order to accelerate, so it is necessary to push it away. Since
the boom will be overhanging the dock, you need someone on the dock to
push you away and forward. You only need a foot or two even for a 25
foot keel boat.

silverback September 16th 06 10:48 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.


Six tons of full keel cruising sailboat.... in 30 knots on a lee dock....
can be pulled to hook point.... even by a wimpy sissy like Ganz.

I bet even Ole Thom could easily manage a 40 footer. The only thing to
overcome is inertia....

CM



silverback September 16th 06 10:50 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| Have you ever tried it. I can pull my 30'er , bow first
| into wind, no sails up, but it's not easy. I wouldn't try
| it sideways with a sail up!


No, but I'm not a strong man. And you could always get help from the
crew.
Or wait for a lull.
But it might not be as hard as you think. In the heave to position
about half the
mainsail is covered up by the jib. The total sail area probably isn't as
big as you think.
Plus the boat will lean over a little too spilling wind.


Oh Good Grief..... what type of resistance from the sails are you
anticipating with the sheets running free... abeam to the wind?????

Here's a clue.... NONE!!

Let me guess... none of you have ever even tried this... have you?

CM



silverback September 16th 06 10:51 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
.... and Jon is planning to come out of the closet!

CM-

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen







Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 10:55 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"silverback" wrote
| Let me guess... none of you have ever even tried this... have you?


I do it but not with the sails shaking. It's better if they're like they are
when your hove to. The don't shake and the sheets don't get tangled in knots.
And, the mainsail is ready to go. You get the anchor in. Let go the weather
jib sheet and off you go. You need to have the lee jib sheet sheeted in too.


Cheers,
Ellen

silverback September 16th 06 11:07 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
You need to get past the anchor thing. It's not going to help you much.


Spoken from the mouth of inexperience. Ground tackle and it's use in
manuevering vessels is an art long lost to you panywaisted sailing
instructors with no experience in vessel handling without an engine to
depend on!

You Dare think you have sufficent experience to hold the title of Captain
because you passed some idiotic exam that is taken and passed by thousands
every week? You think because you teach rank newbs the very basics of sail
that you have any merit to refer to yourself as a Captain??

Your ilk disgust me! You encapsulate everything I detest about the persons
taking up sailing these days. Smarmy, whinning ****ants that consider a few
years of bay sailing and a romp in the charter islands as proof of
competency.

I .... on the other hand... can talk now .... because when I was learning...
it was with hands on experience with real seafarers... and back then I kept
my mouth shut and my ears open. I learned first hand.... you book read
wanna-be scumsucking dock diva!

You're not fit too lick the salt from my boot!

CM-



Ellen MacArthur September 16th 06 11:12 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"silverback" wrote
| Spoken from the mouth of inexperience. Ground tackle and it's use in
| manuevering vessels is an art long lost to you panywaisted sailing
| instructors with no experience in vessel handling without an engine to
| depend on!
|
| You Dare think you have sufficent experience to hold the title of Captain
| because you passed some idiotic exam that is taken and passed by thousands
| every week? You think because you teach rank newbs the very basics of sail
| that you have any merit to refer to yourself as a Captain??
|
| Your ilk disgust me! You encapsulate everything I detest about the persons
| taking up sailing these days. Smarmy, whinning ****ants that consider a few
| years of bay sailing and a romp in the charter islands as proof of
| competency.
|
| I .... on the other hand... can talk now .... because when I was learning...
| it was with hands on experience with real seafarers... and back then I kept
| my mouth shut and my ears open. I learned first hand.... you book read
| wanna-be scumsucking dock diva!
|
| You're not fit too lick the salt from my boot!


Whoopee! Here's a man with a real big hitch in his giddyup! I like your style, sir...

Cheers,
Ellen

silverback September 16th 06 11:20 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message

I agree with you but Capt. JG says I should forget about using an
anchor
to sail off a dock. For a captain maybe he's inexperienced???


Ganz is so far out of his league as to merit any of his input as inept
guesswork.

Ground Tackle to manuever vessels is a tradition that goes back thousands of
years. To have Jon make such a ridiculous statement..... denotes his lack
of expertise and penchant to hear himself talk. Ganz is an idiot when it
comes to vessel handling.... he relies on book read info instead of
experience.

CM



silverback September 16th 06 11:25 PM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message

Whoopee! Here's a man with a real big hitch in his giddyup! I like
your style, sir...


It's refferred to as Dockside Ettiquette...

"Never Mince Words to Spare the Sensibilities of the Thin Skinned and
Ignorant" - Capt Neal

Your're either a sailor or a pussy... or in Jon's case... a Pussy Sailor

:-)

CM-



Jeff September 17th 06 12:01 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
silverback wrote:
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...
"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.


Six tons of full keel cruising sailboat.... in 30 knots on a lee dock....
can be pulled to hook point.... even by a wimpy sissy like Ganz.


The wind force on the typical 30 foot sailboat in a 30 knot breeze is
about 700 pounds. And that's without the sail up.

I use to sail my 25 footer without firing up the engine for a season.
One of the few times I used it was to raise a well set anchor in a
crowded anchorage with a strong breeze. Even though I was 30 years
younger, I could just barely haul the boat up to the anchor with sails
set, and that was probably 500 pounds on the rode.



I bet even Ole Thom could easily manage a 40 footer. The only thing to
overcome is inertia....


With a 40 footer, the strain goes well over 1000 pounds. Yes, there
are probably a few tricks you can play, but just hauling hand over
hand isn't going to do much.

silverback September 17th 06 12:30 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Jeff" wrote in message

The wind force on the typical 30 foot sailboat in a 30 knot breeze is
about 700 pounds. And that's without the sail up.


That statement is without fact, merit nor credence.

I use to sail my 25 footer without firing up the engine for a season. One
of the few times I used it was to raise a well set anchor in a crowded
anchorage with a strong breeze. Even though I was 30 years younger, I
could just barely haul the boat up to the anchor with sails set, and that
was probably 500 pounds on the rode.


A complete load of hogwash Jeff. Even if the forces approched such herculean
parameters.... the winches would compensate easily.

I bet even Ole Thom could easily manage a 40 footer. The only thing to
overcome is inertia....


With a 40 footer, the strain goes well over 1000 pounds. Yes, there are
probably a few tricks you can play, but just hauling hand over hand isn't
going to do much.


What is it about inertia you people can't seem top fathom? Once the vessel
starts moving in a direction it is easier to maintain that movement. It's
not a matter of strenght... it's a matter of smarts

There is no way a 30 or even 40 ft sailboat places a 700lb static load to a
mooring when into the wind. Surge loads are not viable for this equation
since they can be timed out.

Now here is the kicker Jeff... I indeed have hand over handed my 6 ton
sailboat into 30 kt winds from a lee dock in Great Slave Lake. It wasn't
really that difficult.

If you say it's not possible... I have to assume you've never actually
attempted it. Until you do... refrain from further input. You know not of
what you speak.

CM



Bart Senior September 17th 06 12:31 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
1 point for CM

Small boat might get off with a running start, but it
is by no means certain and this is a small subset of the
sailing population. The proper way is to set an
anchor and pull yourself off.

If the boat is big, it will have big winches. You can
winch yourself off the dock and lay to a single anchor.

As to when you should set your sails. That is a matter
of choice. When laying to a single anchor you can hoist
later or you can do it in advance--which means more work.

I'd just set the main after pulling myself off and leave the
foredeck clean for working up the anchor. With a roller
furler I'd unroll the jib enough to allow me to back the
sail but not enough to be in the way of hosting the anchor.
The advantage to having the jib set is you can back it if you
are in irons. The same could be done with the main, but less
effectively.


"silverback" wrote

"Scotty" wrote in message

the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
wind by hand???



YES! My boat is six tons and I've done it many times! Raise main & genny.
Hand over hand the vessel to the point where the anchor is holding but
ready to be weighed.... now take in sheets..... then weigh anchor as you
sail by the hook point.

Scotty... it works everytime. I sailed for a season without aux. I know
what a sailboat can do without an engine. It's truly amazing. The key is
to preplan your manuevers. Think out the situation and most of all...
understand your boat.

CM




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:31 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
That's a completely different situation, and in fact, if they had to rely on
strength, and not a combination of skill, timing, and planning ahead, they
wouldn't do very well. Strength is the least important factor.

You're not thinking about this very clearly. Start thinking. Typically women
make better sailors, for one reason because they DON'T try to muscle things.

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www.sailnow.com

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Capt. JG" wrote
| You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.


That's about the silliest thing you've said so far...
If it's true how come they don't *plan ahead* instead of having big
strong crewmen grind winches on racing yachts?


Cheers,
Ellen





Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:32 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
CM is an expert when it comes to coming out of the closet. Poor guy.

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"silverback" wrote in message
news:Ll_Og.18112$E67.14610@clgrps13...
... and Jon is planning to come out of the closet!

CM-

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
You're joking. Sailing isn't about strength. It's about planning ahead.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot
boat out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.

Cheers,
Ellen









Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:32 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Poor Mooron. He has so much anger. So far, he can't do anything but call
people bad names.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"silverback" wrote in message
news:mi_Og.18079$E67.17116@clgrps13...

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"Scotty" wrote
| the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
| you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
| wind by hand???


Well, yeah. But, I'm not talking about really big boats. I'd say
anything up to 25
feet would work that way. A strong man could probably pull a 30 foot boat
out in
say 10-15 miles per hour wind.


Six tons of full keel cruising sailboat.... in 30 knots on a lee dock....
can be pulled to hook point.... even by a wimpy sissy like Ganz.

I bet even Ole Thom could easily manage a 40 footer. The only thing to
overcome is inertia....

CM




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:33 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Mooron, among other things, is a proven liar. He's a very angry person. Just
watch how he reacts to anything someone says that's negative about him.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"silverback" wrote
| YES! My boat is six tons and I've done it many times! Raise main &
genny.
| Hand over hand the vessel to the point where the anchor is holding but
ready
| to be weighed.... now take in sheets..... then weigh anchor as you sail
by
| the hook point.
|
| Scotty... it works everytime. I sailed for a season without aux. I know
what
| a sailboat can do without an engine. It's truly amazing. The key is to
| preplan your manuevers. Think out the situation and most of all...
| understand your boat.


Right on CM. I like your style...

Cheers,
Ellen




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:34 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
You clearly know nothing about sailing away from the dock if you think an
anchor is going to help you.

Get a life. So far, you're just a drag on this group.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"silverback" wrote in message
news:JA_Og.18250$E67.2252@clgrps13...

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
You need to get past the anchor thing. It's not going to help you much.


Spoken from the mouth of inexperience. Ground tackle and it's use in
manuevering vessels is an art long lost to you panywaisted sailing
instructors with no experience in vessel handling without an engine to
depend on!

You Dare think you have sufficent experience to hold the title of Captain
because you passed some idiotic exam that is taken and passed by thousands
every week? You think because you teach rank newbs the very basics of sail
that you have any merit to refer to yourself as a Captain??

Your ilk disgust me! You encapsulate everything I detest about the persons
taking up sailing these days. Smarmy, whinning ****ants that consider a
few years of bay sailing and a romp in the charter islands as proof of
competency.

I .... on the other hand... can talk now .... because when I was
learning... it was with hands on experience with real seafarers... and
back then I kept my mouth shut and my ears open. I learned first hand....
you book read wanna-be scumsucking dock diva!

You're not fit too lick the salt from my boot!

CM-




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:34 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
He's so angry, he can't stop. It's quite pathetic.

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www.sailnow.com

"silverback" wrote in message
news:BR_Og.18405$E67.166@clgrps13...

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message

Whoopee! Here's a man with a real big hitch in his giddyup! I like
your style, sir...


It's refferred to as Dockside Ettiquette...

"Never Mince Words to Spare the Sensibilities of the Thin Skinned and
Ignorant" - Capt Neal

Your're either a sailor or a pussy... or in Jon's case... a Pussy Sailor

:-)

CM-




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:35 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Wrong. Use your sailing skill.

--
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www.sailnow.com

"silverback" wrote in message
news:COZOg.17789$E67.9234@clgrps13...
Row out your anchor to windward. Set your sails. Pull your vessel to the
anchor. Tie off and set the sheets. Hoist anchor as you sail by. I've done
this so often it's second nature. It's called casting off from a lee dock.
No big deal.

CM

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How do you sail off a dock when the wind is
setting you towards the dock. [Assume an end-tie
situation with no motor] 1 pt






Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:35 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Maybe you're not a woman. Maybe you're not a sailor. So far, you haven't
shown us much in the way of either.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"silverback" wrote

| Row out your anchor to windward. Set your sails. Pull your vessel to the
| anchor. Tie off and set the sheets. Hoist anchor as you sail by. I've
done
| this so often it's second nature. It's called casting off from a lee
dock.
| No big deal.


I agree with you but Capt. JG says I should forget about using an
anchor
to sail off a dock. For a captain maybe he's inexperienced???

Cheers,
Ellen




Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:36 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Mooron is an angry guy with no social skills or life. He just can't stand it
when confronted by someone who actually sails.

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"silverback" wrote in message
news:dN_Og.18365$E67.11309@clgrps13...

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message

I agree with you but Capt. JG says I should forget about using an
anchor
to sail off a dock. For a captain maybe he's inexperienced???


Ganz is so far out of his league as to merit any of his input as inept
guesswork.

Ground Tackle to manuever vessels is a tradition that goes back thousands
of years. To have Jon make such a ridiculous statement..... denotes his
lack of expertise and penchant to hear himself talk. Ganz is an idiot when
it comes to vessel handling.... he relies on book read info instead of
experience.

CM





Capt. JG September 17th 06 12:50 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
I'm sorry Bart, but we have a lot of experience with small boats in the SF
bay, and I've never see that happen or even attempted. In order to kedge off
that way, you first have to deploy the anchor. Who's going to do it?

Neither ASA nor USSailing's books mention this, although they do mention how
to leave a dock in this situation.

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"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message ...
1 point for CM

Small boat might get off with a running start, but it
is by no means certain and this is a small subset of the
sailing population. The proper way is to set an
anchor and pull yourself off.

If the boat is big, it will have big winches. You can
winch yourself off the dock and lay to a single anchor.

As to when you should set your sails. That is a matter
of choice. When laying to a single anchor you can hoist
later or you can do it in advance--which means more work.

I'd just set the main after pulling myself off and leave the
foredeck clean for working up the anchor. With a roller
furler I'd unroll the jib enough to allow me to back the
sail but not enough to be in the way of hosting the anchor.
The advantage to having the jib set is you can back it if you
are in irons. The same could be done with the main, but less
effectively.


"silverback" wrote

"Scotty" wrote in message

the wind's blowing this bigger boat against the dock and
you're going to hoist sail and THEN pull the boat INTO the
wind by hand???



YES! My boat is six tons and I've done it many times! Raise main &
genny. Hand over hand the vessel to the point where the anchor is holding
but ready to be weighed.... now take in sheets..... then weigh anchor as
you sail by the hook point.

Scotty... it works everytime. I sailed for a season without aux. I know
what a sailboat can do without an engine. It's truly amazing. The key is
to preplan your manuevers. Think out the situation and most of all...
understand your boat.

CM






silverback September 17th 06 12:53 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
Neither ASA nor USSailing's books mention this, although they do mention
how to leave a dock in this situation.


There you go... it ain't in the book so it can't be done!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahaahahahaaaa...... thanks again you clueless idiot!

CM-



Capt. JG September 17th 06 01:00 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Never said "it can't be done." I said it shouldn't be done. It doesn't need
to be done. Having reading problems???

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"silverback" wrote in message
news:o80Pg.19443$E67.18633@clgrps13...

"Capt. JG" wrote in message
Neither ASA nor USSailing's books mention this, although they do mention
how to leave a dock in this situation.


There you go... it ain't in the book so it can't be done!!

Bwahahahahahahahahahaahahahaaaa...... thanks again you clueless idiot!

CM-




silverback September 17th 06 01:36 AM

Docking Situation Question #3
 
Geez Chuck.... you and Ganz should take this off line and get a room.

CM-

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:34:52 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

He's so angry, he can't stop. It's quite pathetic.


That's why Ellen is attracted to him. She has a lot of anchor, too.

CWM





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